Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV)
You have to hand it to Ivan Drago, the spiky-haired killer Soviet boxer of Rocky IV: He has a right to be cocky. After mercilessly dispatching Apollo Creed with an ice-cold “if he dies, he dies,” he plots world domination by crushing Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).
He nearly has his way, but Rocky’s heart wins out over Drago’s intense discipline (and USSR-provided steroids). Eventually a respect forms between Rocky and Drago, and maybe between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
By Creed II, in which Drago returns, we kind of feel for the guy.
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